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Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For
much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely
varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of
zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much
of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more
in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends! This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints they have become one.
This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked.
Your dream ends. Now you pray: "Lord, I understand the first scene with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning. But You walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with You." "That is correct." "And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps; followed You very closely." "Very good. You have understood everything so far." When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way." "Precisely." "So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first." There is a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in His voice. "You didn't know? That was when we danced."
(author unknown)
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Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For
much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely
varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of
zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much
of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more
in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends! This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints they have become one.
This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked.
Your dream ends. Now you pray: "Lord, I understand the first scene with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning. But You walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with You." "That is correct." "And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps; followed You very closely." "Very good. You have understood everything so far." When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way." "Precisely." "So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first." There is a pause as the Lord answers with a smile in His voice. "You didn't know? That was when we danced."
(author unknown)
†† Fotspår-En ny version ††
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Tänk dig att Du och Herren Jesus vandrar utmed vägen tillsammans. En stor del av vägen, är Herrens fotspår stadiga, fasta och varierar mycket lite i hastighet. Men dina fotspår är en oorganiserad ström av sicksack, avbrott, cirklar, avgångar, och återkomster. Under en lång sträcka så ser det ut så men sen kommer spåren gradvis att hamna bredvid Herrens fotspår. Efter ett tag går du helt parallellt med Herren och med samma stadiga fasta steg som Han. Du och Jesus vandrar som sanna vänner! Detta verkar perfekt, men sen händer något intressant:
Dina fotspår som en gång märkte sanden bredvid Jesus går istället precis i hans fotspår. Inne i Hans större fotspår är dina mindre. Du och Jesus blir nu ett. Detta pågår under många mil, men sen upptäcker du ännu en gradvis förändring. Fotspåren inne i de stora fotspåren växer till och blir större. Till slut försvinner de helt och hållet. Det finns bara ett fotspår för de två har blivit ett. Detta fortsätter också under en lång tid. Men helt plötsligt så kommer det andra fotspåret tillbaka. Nu är det ännu värre än det var förut. Sicksack spår. Stop. Börja om. Djupa gropar i sanden. En varierad röra av fotspår. Du är överväldigad och chockerad.
Din dröm slutar och nu ber du: "Herre, Jag förstod den första scenen med sicksack spår och kaos. Jag höll på att lära mig. Men du gick rakt igenom alla stormar och hjälpte mig att gå tillsammans med dig." "Ja, det är rätt!" " Och när de mindre fotspåren var inne i Dina, så lärde jag mig att faktiskt gå i Dina fotspår, genom att följa dig mycket noga. " " Mycket bra! Du har förstått allt, än så länge!" "När de mindre fotspåren växte till och fyllde Dina, antar jag att jag började likna dig på alla sätt" " Precis!" " Ja, men Herre, vad var det som hände. Var det en återgång? En regression eller något? Fotspåren delade ju på sig igen och det var ju värre än första gången? " Det var en paus innan Herren svarade med ett leende på rösten "Visste du inte? Det var då som vi dansade!"
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